At the gate of Cai's mansion, the housekeeper and others had already lined up to greet them.

It is said that when a distinguished guest comes to the door, the host should greet him in person, Cai Yong's identity and talent can be learned, and there are few people in the world who can let him welcome him in person, at least Zhang Chao can't get such an honor now.

Fortunately, Zhang Chao didn't care about these vulgar people, so he happily got off the horse and walked into the compound with Zhao Yun and the brocade guards. Behind him, twenty large boxes containing gifts were also carried into the courtyard.

"Hahaha, but is Zhiyuanxian's nephew here?" As soon as he was admitted to the hospital, an elderly man in his fifties with a kind face and a kind face walked out.

The person who came was Cai Yong, although he did not greet him at the gate, but standing in the courtyard, he did give Zhang Chao enough face.

"Hello Wenshi Cai." As soon as he saw Cai Yong, he didn't even need to be introduced, Zhang Chao stepped forward quickly, and then bowed his body to the end, like a Buddha worshipper, very pious.

Seeing Zhang Chao is not only a talent, but also very polite and respectful of himself. Cai Yong couldn't help but be even more happy in his heart, and laughed and said, "Okay, okay, Zhiyuan close nephew, please speak." ”

As he spoke, Cai Yong reached out and grabbed his wrist, and then the two of them laughed and walked towards Cai's mansion.

In the hall, someone had already prepared tea. Liu and Cai Yan have also been sitting here for a long time. It's just that compared to the difference of her mother, Cai Yan was a little excited and a little restless at this time.

Although I wanted to see Zhang Chao's true appearance for a long time, when I really had to face it, I was still a little scared or shy.

"Daughter, what's wrong with you, are you not feeling well? You look like your face is red? It can't be a fever (what is now called a fever)." Noticing the change in his daughter, Liu asked with concern.

"Mother, it's fine." Cai Yan hurriedly said, and then took a deep breath as much as possible to correct his mentality.

"Well, it's fine. This time your father asked you to be an accompaniment, and you will have to say a few more words when you have the opportunity, our Cai family has no men, only you and your sister, and your sister is still young, everything depends on you. Seeing that there was really nothing to do, Liu nodded and instructed.

"Yes, mother, daughter knows." Cai Yan replied filial piety again.

The mother and daughter had just finished talking, and the hearty laughter outside the door had already been heard, and Cai Yong and Zhang Chao walked into the hall hand in hand.

"Hehe, come, Zhiyuan, let me introduce you, this is my inner brother Liu, and this is my daughter Yan'er. Hehe, this is Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhiyuan, the second son of Chen Liuzhang's family. Cai Yong, as the master, introduced everyone to each other.

When Zhang Chao introduced Cai Yong, he hurriedly greeted the Liu family, and when it was Cai Yan's turn, he looked at it carefully. Speaking of which, this is also the reason why Zhang Chao is very curious about it, such a talented woman with such a big name, if she has the opportunity to meet, how to see if it is true.

At this time, Cai Yan also looked at him with big smart eyes, and the eyes of the two sides were paired, and they suddenly made a big red face. Especially the latter, whose face was already very red, will also turn even redder this time.

Cai Yong only laughed out loud for a while, and didn't notice the change in his daughter's face. After introducing his identity, he invited Zhang Chao to sit down and was busy serving tea.

After Zhang Chao sat down completely, Cai Yong still said with a smile on his face, "Virtuous nephew, you are too polite, you have a heart when you come to see me, how can you bring so many gifts, I can't get into my yard." ”

Of course, this is an exaggeration, how big is the courtyard of Caifu, how can twenty boxes of gifts not be placed. Saying this is just to show that Zhang Chao attaches importance to and respects himself.

"Cai Wenshi should be polite, most of them are some Chen Liu's specialties prepared by my brother, thinking of the inconvenient transportation, this time it happened that I came to the capital to face the saint, so I brought some more." Zhang Chao also said politely, as if bringing these things is nothing, they should be.

"Hmm. I haven't been back for some years, and I think your brother wasn't too guarded when I was there. Fortunately, when he also came to Beijing to take up his post, we had a meeting, and now I heard that he has managed his hometown very well, which is gratifying. When it came to the place where Chen stayed, Cai Yong also said with feelings.

"Yes, my brother is full of praise for Cai Wenshi, and he often advances your talent in front of us. This time, when I knew that I was coming to Kyoto, I was told that I must come here. Yesterday when it was late, I didn't bother, and I came early this morning, if there is any rudeness, please Haihan. Zhang Chao hugged his fist towards Cai Yong and said.

"Hey, you didn't even go to see the emperor, you did come to see me first, so what's the rudeness, hahahaha." Cai Yong laughed and said, obviously he felt very honored that Zhang Chao was the first to see him after entering Beijing.

Zhang Chao's handsome appearance, doing things in a regular manner, and talking elegantly make Cai Yongda like it from the bottom of his heart, and his gaze at this time is quite a bit like the old man looking at his son-in-law.

Zhang Chao has also admired Cai Yong for a long time. This time we can meet each other, and we have a very happy conversation, which also makes him happy, to be honest, Cai Yong's approachability is something he didn't expect before. As for Cai Yan, he is also very satisfied, although this woman does not have the appearance of captivating the country and the city, but if you look carefully, you will indeed find that there is a unique femininity on her body. To say that a person's appearance will become old with age, but a person's temperament is indeed not easy to cultivate and change.

is saying that Cai Yan's appearance is also of the highest quality, even the kind of good-looking type, it is also a good choice for such a person to become a wife, and he is also worthy of himself.

The enthusiasm of the host, Cai Yong, made this meeting very smooth. Everyone talked from Chen Liu to Luoyang, and from Luoyang to the Battle of Changshe, when Zhang Chao talked about how he rushed into the Yellow Turban Thief Bocai camp with cavalry, and said that he only had a few hundred to face tens of thousands of thieves, Cai Yong's family was shocked by that scene, especially Cai Yan, who was even tighter.

After Zhang Chao talked about the victory of the war, he killed He Yi and was forced by Zhu Jun to make the famous "Long Society War" in two steps, even Cai Yong couldn't help but applaud when he heard it.

"Okay, it's really a hero out of a teenager, a hero out of a teenager." Cai Yong praised it.

Cai Yan also showed envy at the same time, and he felt a little better for Zhang Chao's impression in his heart.

Seeing that the atmosphere was warm and the time seemed to be ripe, Zhang Chao took out a letterhead from his arms and said to Cai Yong: "This is a letter from my brother, please take a look." ”

"Oh, Meng Zhuo still has a letter to me, hehe, why didn't Zhiyuan take it out earlier." Cai Yong smiled, and then picked up the letterhead and opened it to look at it.

After this look, Cai Yong's face changed from the enthusiasm just now to the calm now, and then when he read the words, he was silent for a long time.

Cai Yong's performance made Zhang Chao's heart sink. "What? Isn't he unwilling? Or that Cai Yan has already promised others, but it shouldn't be, he sent Tianyan to investigate, and this woman has not come out of the cabinet. So what else is there to dislike about yourself? ”

Zhang Chao was a little uneasy in his heart, but there was indeed no show on his face, and he sat there quietly drinking tea, as if everything was as usual.

Cai Yong was squinting his eyes slightly at this time, but he actually looked at Zhang Chao with his spare eyes.

Zhang Miao suddenly proposed marriage in the letter, which was a bit unexpected by Cai Yong, and even made him can't help but be overjoyed, which is exactly what he thought of together. He even had the idea of saying yes right away.

But in the end, Cai Yong didn't do this, on the contrary, he decided to observe Zhang Chao, he deliberately pretended to be displeased, just to see how this man behaved, if he was afraid because of his attitude, then he would have to weigh this marriage carefully.

Fortunately, Zhang Chao did not disappoint, he was still sitting there drinking tea, and he did not change because of his change in attitude. This made Cai Yong happy, and then he also handed the letterhead to his wife Liu.

Liu Shi was also very puzzled, why he had a good chat, but after suddenly reading the letterhead, the atmosphere became cold. Now as soon as the letterhead was handed over, she naturally reached out to take it, and when she looked at it hastily, her eyes couldn't help but show surprise.

She also knew a little about her husband's intention to marry his daughter to Zhang Chao, but what she didn't expect was that Zhang Miao also thought of this matter, so it seems that this is really a wish.

As soon as Liu Shi finished reading the letterhead, he noticed the look that Cai Yong gave him, so he nodded his head lightly and got up and nodded and smiled at Zhang Chao first, and then came to Cai Yan's side and said, "Yan'er, you come, my mother has something to tell you." ”

"Ahh Cai Yan was stunned, and said in his heart What can't he wait for a while, didn't he let himself accompany the guests before? Why is this called himself gone?

Before she could figure out what was going on, Liu had already taken her hand and walked out of the hall.

Cai Yan, who was able to get out of the hall, saw that there were no outsiders, so he said to his mother: "What's going on, is something happening?" ”

"Just look at it." Liu reached out and handed over the letterhead.

Cai Yan also knew that everything was because of this letterhead, and she was also very curious about what was written in it, so she reached out and took it.

In the following time, Cai Yan became hotter and hotter the more he looked at his face, and the more he looked at it, the redder his face became. She didn't expect that Zhang Chao was going to propose to herself this time, but she was really caught off guard. No wonder I brought so many gifts the first time I came, and it turned out that there was a dowry among them!

Cai Yan looked at the letterhead and didn't know what to say, and even a little confused. It's just that Liu, who is a mother, didn't plan to let her go, but asked, "Yan'er, I feel that this Zhang Chao is good, young and promising, and full of poetry, and at the same time can lead soldiers to fight, this is a real man." ”